DirectInput dates back to the Win9x days, and the current implementation dates back to the WinXP days. It's officially deprecated by Microsoft, which basically means "stop using it for new development." Its replacements are XInput (the Xbox controller API) and a similar API called Windows.Gaming.Input, intended for UWP applications. Source: over 1 year ago

For those unfamiliar with the XInput standard https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/xinput/xinput-and-directinput. Source: over 1 year ago

I have experience making Teensy joysticks, so the hardware/firmware side is covered. I'm happy to hear DirectInput is still being used contrary to MS advice https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/xinput/xinput-and-directinput Https://github.com/redragonx/can2rNET provides the interface to wheelchair control system. Source: over 2 years ago

The original Lottie by Airbnb, is offered for free and allows us to implement the bodymovin json files into web and mobile apps, which is also very cool. (https://airbnb.design/lottie/). Source: about 1 year ago

# see https://lottiefiles.com/ for examples and https://airbnb.design/lottie/. Source: over 1 year ago

Sometimes you want the animator/designer to be able to completely own the animation process and build with no-code--and you just embed their creation and own interactivity. Lottie was king here for a while. Rive is in same space and I've heard good things. Source: over 1 year ago

This is a great exercise but for those not familiar with it, production apps should generally use Lottie for something like this: https://airbnb.design/lottie/. Source: over 1 year ago

This is a popular tool to get AE animations on the web Lottie Maybe that could work for you. I know you’re looking to hire someone but it’s just a suggestion. Source: over 1 year ago